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4. Strategic Planning Framework
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The State Planning Strategy 1997 is a land use
planning strategy to 2029. The Strategy is not
a fixed blueprint, but provides a framework for
strategic planning based on five core principles:
i) environmental principle;
i) community principle;
i) economic principles;
i) infrastructure principle; and
i) regional development principle.
◆◆ State Planning Policy No 1 – further defines the
five key principles of the State Planning Strategy.
◆◆ State Planning Policy Urban Growth and
Settlement 2006 aims to facilitate sustainable
patterns of urban growth and settlement by
setting out the requirements of sustainable
settlements and communities and broad policies
to accommodate growth and change. The
framework relies heavily on local government
planning strategies and local government
planning schemes.
◆ ◆ Network City 2005, an aspirational development
plan for the metropolitan Perth and Peel region,
is designed to realise the integration of land use
and transport networks within established and
new areas. Network City aims to achieve this
focusing on three strategic objectives:
•• development of activity centres;
•• development of activity corridors; and
•• transport–oriented development.
There are 14 specific Network City spatial plans and
strategies which relate to infrastructure provision
and spatial planning. These include:
•• Priority Strategy 1–1: foster land use and
transport integration;
•• Priority Strategy 1–2: provide 60 per cent
of dwellings in required urban areas and 40
per cent in new growth areas; and
•• Priority strategy 1–3: manage urban growth
to limit urban sprawl through staging of
development.
◆◆ The Metropolitan Development Program,
an information database to enable land and
residential development.
◆◆ The Country Land Development Program
(CLDP), similar to the MDP for country regions.
◆◆ The Industrial Land Development Program (ILDP)
to enable the development of industrial land in
the Perth/Peel region.
5. Integrated Project Approvals System
In 2003, the State government endorsed the
Independent Review Committee’s Review of
the Project Development Approvals System
recommendations, known as the Keating Reforms.
The centrepiece of these reforms is the Integrated
Project Approvals System (IPAS).
Projects under the State Development portfolio
are the prime focus of IPAS, mainly major mining
and petroleum projects. Projects not intended
to be included under IPAS are large urban sub–
divisions, shopping centre developments and urban
infrastructure, which will all continue to be dealt
with under the current planning system.
The IPAS is designed to enhance the State’s project
approval system by introducing new processes
like project screening and scoping, together
with a stronger focus on regional planning, local
government engagement and improved governance
arrangements. The project screening and scoping
phases of the IPAS ensures issues are identified
and dealt with promptly.
6. Structure plans
Structure plans are an integral part of the planning
process. Although not always a statutory requirement,
they provide a framework for the coordinated
provision of services, infrastructure, land use and
development. They are also used by the WAPC and
local governments to help make decisions about the
subdivision and development of land.
Structure plans are being used increasingly
by planners to help coordinate land use and
development. They help planners consider
rezoning, subdivision and development
applications. The WAPC has adopted structure
plans for various parts of the State. They highlight
the opportunities and constraints in the area of the
plan and can provide the basis for amendments to
local planning schemes.
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